high chair

American  

[hahy chair] / ˈhaɪ ˌtʃɛər /

Or highchair

noun

1. a tall chair having arms and very long legs and usually a removable tray for food, for use by a very young child during meals.

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Etymology

Origin of high chair

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

She described him as "sitting relaxed in a high chair with one arm on the table and his foot on a bench... just staring".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

When it is a hostage’s birthday, some families commemorate the day in the square, where a symbolic high chair and birthday cake are set up for Kfir Bibas, who would have turned 1 in captivity.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

In another, he scrutinizes Epic, his 2-year-old daughter with artist Liz Glynn, as she sits in a high chair — green peas dotting her bowl and the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2022

A week later, she parked in front of Kohl's to return the high chair, the clothes still on tiny hangers and the stroller her mom gave her.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2022

Git up on uh high chair and sit dere.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston